ACADEMIC RESEARCH

 

EMPLOYMENT IN ACADEMIA

 

Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.  Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
   August, 2007 to the present. 

 
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA.  Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of the Social Sciences.  
                  September, 1994 to the present.  Tenured and Promoted in Spring 2000.

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.  Assistant Professor of Sociology,

                Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice.  August 1989 to July 1994.

 

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Washington, D.C.  1988 Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied

   Gerontology.  March 1988 to October 1988.

 

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.  Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gerontology,

                Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology.  August 1987 to July 1989.

 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas.  Research Assistant Professor of Health

                Care Sciences, Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Services.  August 1986 to August 1987.

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS AND NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Ziner, A.S.  “Using the Web to Teach Research Methods."  Solicited by the President of the American Sociological Association to organize and participate in 
this special session event.  Presented at the American Sociological Association's Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. August 2001. 

 

Koppel, R., and Ziner, A.S.  “Advice on Engaging in Proprietary Research."  Presented at the American Sociological Association's Annual Conference in
Anaheim, CA.  August 2001.

 

Ziner, A.S.  2000.  “Aging and the Life Course” and “Medical Sociology.”  Two chapters published in Intersections, Pearson Custom Publishing. 

 

Koppel, R. and Ziner, A.S.  "Dialectic of the Sociologist and the Client: Crafting Focus Groups for Clients with Conflicted Agendas."   Presented at the annual 
meeting of the American Sociological Association held in Washington, D.C.  August 2000.

 

Koppel, R. and Ziner, A.S.  "Experiences from the Field: Evaluating a Pennsylvania Corporate Citizen."  Presented at the annual meeting of the American 
Sociological Association held in Chicago, Illinois.  August 1999.

 

Koppel, R. and Ziner, A.S. “Evaluating the “Good Works” of Utility Companies: Multiple Motivations, Methods and Audiences.”  Presented at the 1997 American 
Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada.  August 1997.

 

Ziner, A.S. and Becker, K.L. “Bridging Information Management and Industry Partnering in a Business Curriculum: An Example of a Three-Sequence Research 
Methods Track.”  Presented at the Fourth International Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute in Sydney, Australia.  July 1997.

 

Koppel, R. and Ziner, A.S.  “How to Start Your Own Business in Sociological Practice.”  A workshop conducted at the 1997 American Sociological Association 
Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada.  August 1997.

 

Ziner, A.S.  “Weighing Client Needs Against Professional Standards in Practice: Profit at What Cost?”  Presented at the 1996 American Sociological Association 
Annual Meeting in New York City, New York.  August 1996.

 

Ziner, A.S. "Presenting the Connection Between Theory and Method Across the Natural and Social Science Curricula."  Presented at the 2^nd International Conference 
on Classroom Research in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  January 1996.

 

Ziner, A.S.  "An Assessment of Native Hawaiian Elder Care: Results of the Statewide Study."  Presented at the First Annual Conference on Native American Aging, Health, 
and Social Services in Mesa, Arizona.  November 1995.

 

Ziner, A.S.  "Assessing the Fit Between Informal and Formal Support for Dependent Elderly: How Families Have Managed Elder Care in North Dakota." 
            The Great Plains Sociologist, Volume 8, Number 1, Fall 1995.

 

Ziner, A.S.  "How Do Native Hawaiian Families Manage Care for their Dependent Elders?”   Report 95-2, National Resource Center on Native American Aging at the
University of North Dakota, Center for Rural Heath.  Summer 1995.

 

Ziner, A.S.  1994. “Theory and Research Across the Sociology Curriculum: A Graphical Approach.”  Teaching Sociology, Volume 22, January: 47-51.

 

Ziner, A.S.  1993.  An extended review of The Myth of Psychology, Dr. Fred Newman, author.  Practice: The Magazine of Psychology and Political Economy, Volume 9, 
Number 1, Spring.  This edition contains a response from Dr. Newman.

 

Ziner, A.S.  1992. “A North Dakota Assessment of Formal and Informal Support for the Dependent Elderly: How Have We Managed?” Presented at the 1992 Medical Conference 
on Rural Health, Fargo, ND.   February 1992.

 

Ziner, A.S.  1988.  “The National Database on Gerontology in Higher Education.”  Postdoctoral Report, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Washington, D.C.

 

Ziner, A.S.  1986.  “Parent-Child Relations: Toward the Construction of a Theory of Filial Exchange.” Ph.D. Dissertation, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.

 

Ziner, A.S.  1983.  “Analysis of the Impact of Caring for an Elderly Parent.”   M.A. Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

 

GRANT ACTIVITY

 

Ziner, A.S. “On Bridging the Theory-Research Gap for Sociology Students: National Science Foundation (NSF) Support for the Role of a Micro-Computer Laboratory in
Cedar Crest College's Sociology Curriculum.”  Two-year study funded in July 1995.

 

Bratteli, M., Geller, J., Ludtke, R., and Ziner, A.S. “University of North Dakota Resource Center on Native American Aging.” Funded through the Office of Administration and 
Management, Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Administration on Aging.  Funded in March 1994.

 

MANUSCRIPT IN PROGRESS

 

Ziner, A.S.  “Evergreen: An Enchanted Journey in Space and Time.”  First volume of a sociological fantasy adventure.   Project began in the Fall 1997.